In the Kahalari Desert, a cobra’s presence near a colony of meerkats causes the whole gang to jump into action and defend their turf. Although this cobra could easily kill one of these mammals, the meerkats show great courage. These petite members of the mongoose family fearlessly resist the attacks of the cobra, and even […] More
This octopus isn’t messing around. The incredible footage below shows a giant Pacific octopus successfully attacking and killing an unsuspecting spiny dogfish shark. Octopuses are generally prey to these sharks, but this octopus wasn’t having any of that. The murderous cephalopod had been sharing an aquarium with several dogfish sharks until staff kept finding the […] More
This hungry hawk appears to be chewing on its latest kill on a suburban front lawn when a house cat on the prowl takes notice. A large bird of prey like this one could easily take out a cat this size — and often do. However, a cat like this is probably no stranger to […] More
We’re so used to seeing lions and lionesses as the kings and queens of the jungle that we forget there are formidable opponents around every corner. In this dramatic footage, we witness a lion attempt to take down a young African buffalo. But the lioness didn’t seem to count on the calf’s mother to step […] More
In this amazing battle of Deer versus Wolf, the hunter has become the hunted. This brazen deer fearlessly chases down the cowardly so-called wolf. (The viewer who submitted this clip referred to the animal being chased as a wolf – but we have our doubts…) The deer stares into the eyes of the ‘wolf’, as […] More
When these two curious Grizzly Bear cubs find themselves lost in the Russian woods, they decide to try to hitch a ride from truckers passing by. But nobody seems to want to give these little guys a ride! Where was mom? That’s the only ride they should be looking for… View post on imgur.com More
This elephant encounters a dangerous predator at a watering hole — and almost loses her trunk. The African elephant is the world’s largest living land mammal, standing at up to 13ft in height and often weighing more than 13,000 pounds. These gentle giants inhabit many different ranges throughout Sub-Saharan Africa including woodlands, forests, and deserts. African elephants live […] More
Sometimes in the battle of predator versus prey, no one wins. That was the case when a pack of at least nine African wild dogs chased an impala into a lake in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park. Every time the impala attempts to swim to shore, the dogs come charging forward. Terrified, the small […] More
Justin Jensen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Foxes are able to detect prey deep beneath the snow… Watch: Great form, foxy! Foxes use their sensitive hearing to plot a trajectory to hunt down field mice hidden beneath the snow. And he seems to have a lot of fun doing it. You can take a […] More
Meanwhile in Arizona… This is the moment a bobcat was spotted swatting at a rattlesnake, much to the surprise of local residents. The video filmed by Laura Lucky shows the bobcat strike at the snake. Watch the action in the video above. Check out another bobcat-vs-rattlesnake sighting in the clip below: via Gfycat More
An enormous territorial hippo blasts through the water like a torpedo. Don’t be fooled by their girth — hippos are speedy creatures, especially in the water. Case in point: This hippo, who lives on Botswana’s Chobe River and had no qualms about charging a safari boat that ventured a little too close to its territory. […] More
This incredible humpback whale performed over 100 breaches over the span of 90 minutes — setting a new world record for the breaching frequency observed in cetaceans. Rainer Schimpf, expedition leader and boat captain, captured this amazing footage while on tour off the coast of South Africa. According to Rainer, he had “been out all morning […] More
